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Hungarian Killed In Luxor Disaster
- 27 Feb 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian woman is among the 18 people killed when a hot air balloon exploded and crashed to the ground near Luxor, Egypt on Tuesday. Only one foreign tourist and the Egyptian pilot survived the accident.
Simicska Wins Public Funds “Prize” In Hungary
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
LMP has awarded a “Golden Wheelbarrow” prize to businessman Lajos Simicska as “the most successful collector of public funds,” the party announced.
Student Council Suspended Over Lists In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
ELTE university rector Barna Mezey on Wednesday suspended the operation of the students council at the faculty of humanities (HÖK) following reports that the organisation had compiled lists of first-year students based on whether they were Jewish or Roma and on their political affiliation and sexual orientation. Reports say the list, including slurs regarding ethnicity and appearance, was ...
Xpat Opinion: Banner War, Round Two: Szekler Flag Aflutter On Hungarian Parliament
- 18 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government journalist calls the Romanian response to Hungary’s innocent symbolic gesture aggressive and unreasonable. A left-wing daily on the other hand accuses the government of insensitivity to the delicate problems of beyond-border Hungarian minorities in Romania.
IMF Not Planning To Close Budapest Office
- 15 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
IMF external relations director Gerry Rice firmly rejected reports that the IMF plans to close its Budapest office, at a press briefing in Washington on Thursday. Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of IMF negotiations, responded to the rumour by saying the cabinet had not received any official notification from the IMF.
Not Enought Positive Reports In Foreign Media About Hungary
- 14 Feb 2013 10:40 AM
- current affairs
Only 5.8% of reports on Hungary published in the most important foreign newspapers last year on Hungary were positive in tone, under-secretary for international communications Ferenc Kumin said yesterday, citing a study by the Nézõpont Institute. A large number of factual errors appear in the international media, and his office makes an effort to correct them, Kumin said.
International Press's View Of Hungary Has Improved
- 14 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Deputy Secretary of State for International Communications Ferenc Kumin, the image of Hungary in the international press has improved recently and attention is instead centred around how Hungary has managed to achieve such positive changes.
Congestion Charge In Budapest By 2015?
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Tuesday this week Budapest Mayor Tarlós announced that motorists will have to pay to enter Budapest by 2015. Speaking on Hungarian HírTV he justified the action by blaming the Socialists, claiming they signed an undertaking to this effect when negotiating EU subsidies for the forthcoming M4 metro line - which is due for completion in 2014 at earliest.
Hungary's Fidesz Proposes Constitutional Court Changes
- 5 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court will be required to review all past rulings in light of the new Basic Law, under a proposal put forward by the Fidesz executive. Fidesz executive vice-president Lajos Kosa indicated that Parliament will approve the amendments in the spring.
Hungarian Killed In Luxor Disaster
- 27 Feb 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian woman is among the 18 people killed when a hot air balloon exploded and crashed to the ground near Luxor, Egypt on Tuesday. Only one foreign tourist and the Egyptian pilot survived the accident.
Simicska Wins Public Funds “Prize” In Hungary
- 25 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
LMP has awarded a “Golden Wheelbarrow” prize to businessman Lajos Simicska as “the most successful collector of public funds,” the party announced.
Student Council Suspended Over Lists In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
ELTE university rector Barna Mezey on Wednesday suspended the operation of the students council at the faculty of humanities (HÖK) following reports that the organisation had compiled lists of first-year students based on whether they were Jewish or Roma and on their political affiliation and sexual orientation. Reports say the list, including slurs regarding ethnicity and appearance, was ...
Xpat Opinion: Banner War, Round Two: Szekler Flag Aflutter On Hungarian Parliament
- 18 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government journalist calls the Romanian response to Hungary’s innocent symbolic gesture aggressive and unreasonable. A left-wing daily on the other hand accuses the government of insensitivity to the delicate problems of beyond-border Hungarian minorities in Romania.
IMF Not Planning To Close Budapest Office
- 15 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
IMF external relations director Gerry Rice firmly rejected reports that the IMF plans to close its Budapest office, at a press briefing in Washington on Thursday. Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of IMF negotiations, responded to the rumour by saying the cabinet had not received any official notification from the IMF.
Not Enought Positive Reports In Foreign Media About Hungary
- 14 Feb 2013 10:40 AM
- current affairs
Only 5.8% of reports on Hungary published in the most important foreign newspapers last year on Hungary were positive in tone, under-secretary for international communications Ferenc Kumin said yesterday, citing a study by the Nézõpont Institute. A large number of factual errors appear in the international media, and his office makes an effort to correct them, Kumin said.
International Press's View Of Hungary Has Improved
- 14 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Deputy Secretary of State for International Communications Ferenc Kumin, the image of Hungary in the international press has improved recently and attention is instead centred around how Hungary has managed to achieve such positive changes.
Congestion Charge In Budapest By 2015?
- 6 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
On Tuesday this week Budapest Mayor Tarlós announced that motorists will have to pay to enter Budapest by 2015. Speaking on Hungarian HírTV he justified the action by blaming the Socialists, claiming they signed an undertaking to this effect when negotiating EU subsidies for the forthcoming M4 metro line - which is due for completion in 2014 at earliest.
Hungary's Fidesz Proposes Constitutional Court Changes
- 5 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court will be required to review all past rulings in light of the new Basic Law, under a proposal put forward by the Fidesz executive. Fidesz executive vice-president Lajos Kosa indicated that Parliament will approve the amendments in the spring.